This week’s “Elie v. US” explores the authoritarian threat beneath Trump’s bonuses for military families. Plus, a case for getting rid of the Second Amendment.

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a warning about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, cautioning that these kinds of conflicts can escalate into world wars. "Things like this end up in third world ...

But the event was laden with ironies. For starters, vicious fighting is still raging between Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and Congolese soldiers. On top of that, how many peace treaty signings have a warm ...

The White House's official Instagram account shared the holiday message on Wednesday, Dec. 3 ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty; The White House/Instagram A White House posted a holiday cartoon ...

Of all the decisions a president can make, the most perilous is going to war. The Vietnam War doomed Lyndon Johnson, just as the Korean War did Harry Truman. The Iraq invasion was a political debacle ...

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President Donald Trump might not be ruining Christmas, but he’s making it more expensive. American families are expected to spend $1 trillion on gifts and other goods this November and December, ...

President Trump is constantly ignoring democratic norms and the rule of law here at home, from sending the National Guard to U.S cities to having prosecutors file charges against his political enemies ...

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All of a sudden, Donald Trump can’t catch a break. November has been a month of humiliations and stinging defeats for a president who, not so long ago, carried himself like an emperor who was ...

As President Donald Trump sends troops to the Caribbean threatening war with Venezuela, one thinks of other presidents who served during wartime. President Abraham Lincoln had a military-age son who ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. For the first time in his second term, President Donald Trump was confronted by his ...